Dad finds son killed by tree

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A young Styrian has died as a spruce tree he was cutting down fell onto him.The 24-year-old man was cutting down trees in a forest near Rabendorf in Styria’s Weiz district yesterday afternoon (Tues).Local police said the worker was probably trying to loosen the treetop of a spruce whose trunk had been cut, but had […]

Traffic jam driver dies in bridge fall after sitting on handrail

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A driver stuck in a traffic jam died after he plunged over a bridge’s handrail yesterday (Thurs).The German got out of his car to get some fresh air in massive traffic congestion on Styria’s A9 motorway near Pürgschachen.The 30-year-old man decided to sit down on a bridge’s handrail – and died instantly after falling 30 […]

Pensioner bites policeman during traffic check

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An 83-year-old woman punched and bit two policemen as she faced being banned from the roads in Styria’s Bruck an der Mur district yesterday (Thurs).The pensioner who failed to present a driving licence during a routine traffic check on the B116 main road near Kapfenberg, lashed out at the officers when they asked her to […]

Worker’s head almost crushed in accident

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A worker’s head was nearly crushed at his workplace when it got stuck between the rear axle of a truck and a jack, police said.The worker, 19, from Fürstenfeld district, was standing in a pit below a truck on which he was working when the incident occurred in Styria’s Hartberg district yesterday (Tues).The man’s screams […]

German skiier dies in an avalanche after going it alone

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A German man who decided to go ski touring by himself died in an avalanche yesterday (Thurs) in Styria’s Liezen district, police said.The man, 63, from Hirten, Germany, had gone to Styria for a winter holiday as a member of a group of 15 people. The others decided to go skiing yesterday, but he opted […]